Doug, How can you tell the forward keel bolt is leaking? Is there seepage from under the mast?
I went through a similar repair about ten years ago. We dropped the keel, drilled a large bore hole through the mast step and inserted a stainless steel post (about 1 ½" in diameter). The keel bolt now tries to compress the post instead of the somewhat questionable filler that is found in the mast step. While my bilge is still always wet, my only issue is the constant stink that the boat has. When we dropped the keel the forward bolt had a bunch of black water surrounding it. The smell was horrible. To further reduce any mast step problems, we installed a large ¼" stainless steel plate over the mast step to spread the load across several of the cross members. I do have some pictures to share offline. Jake Jake Brodersen "Midnight Mistress" C&C 35 Mk-III Hampton VA _____________________________________________ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Doug Allardyce via CnC-List Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 12:18 PM To: CnC- List Subject: Stus-List Keel Bolt Under the Mast on 35 MK 3 Has anyone out there done any reconstruction in that cavity under the mast step where the keel bolt comes up. My mast step is solid, but I can't seem to get the forward keel bolt tight enough. I dropped the keel last spring and rebeded it with 5200 but the forward bolt still leaks after a hard race. Doug "Bullet" C&C 35 MK 3, 1985 ~~~~~~~~_/)~~~_/) ~~~~~~~~ << File: Untitled attachment 00291.txt >>
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